Bloody Britain - Season 1

First aired: 1/1/2004 10 episodes

The series looks into Britain's more gruesome past, such as public executions and bloody battles. The show uses computer animation to create a more realistic and in depth program.

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Episodes

1. The Battle of Trafalgar

Aired: 1/1/2004

Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories, the gory and glorious Battle of Trafalgar.

2. Bloody Mary

Aired: 1/8/2004

Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign, learning about various Tudor techniques for torture, and finds out how to burn a heretic.

3. The Bodysnatchers

Aired: 1/15/2004

Rory McGrath investigates body snatching in 19th century London, travelling to graveyards and learning how to get a body out of a coffin.

4. The Siege of Rochester

Aired: 1/22/2004

Rory McGrath finds out how King John was able to burn down Rochester Castle in 1215 using the fat of forty pigs and learns how to fire a crossbow.

5. The Witchfinder General

Aired: 1/29/2004

Rory McGrath finds out about the savage witch-hunts of the 1640s, learning how to test for a witch and how to protect himself from witchcraft.

6. The Monmouth Rebellion

Aired: 2/5/2004

Investigating the rebellion of 1685, Rory McGrath travels to Dorset, learns how to fire a musket and takes on a horse in a running race.

7. Jack the Ripper

Aired: 2/12/2004

Rory McGrath investigates the killings of Jack the Ripper, tracking a villain with a bloodhound to find out whether this method could have caught him.

8. The Vikings

Aired: 2/19/2004

Rory McGrath travels to Northumberland to learn the story of a Viking raider nicknamed 'Hairy Trousers' and finds out how to fight Viking-style.

9. The Welsh Rebellions

Aired: 2/26/2004

Rory McGrath learns about an attempt to seize Wales from the English in the 1400s, trying out for himself the weapons and techniques used.

10. The Peasants' Revolt

Aired: 3/4/2004

Rory McGrath finds out why the peasants stormed London in 1381, learning how they would have fought knights and how many people were beheaded.